Fairtrade

Week 4 of the US study course brought about some fruitful and thought-provoking discussion on the topic of modern slavery, bonded labour and human trafficking. The course material helped us define what, in our view, modern slavery and bonded labour is, who it affects, and how it relates to the issues on migration we have studied in the past three weeks. One member of the group shared some research they had done on current legislation relating to migrant labour. 

We returned to the central idea we have been reflecting upon during the course: the importance of seeing migrants as individuals and understanding their situations and stories with empathy and compassion. There was discussion on how St Chad's might get involved in addressing issues of trafficking both globally and locally. We recognised the importance of supporting organisations that help people who are trapped in slavery, and reflected on how our choices as consumers can have consequences on the exploitation of migrants. 

This resulted in a discussion about Fairtrade, and how we could go about raising the profile of Fairtrade in St Chad's. 

The Tradecraft shop on St John's Hill is closing on 24th March. It is hoped that a permanent replacement can be found, hopefully in the indoor market. In the interim you will be able to purchase fair trade products at the following; Shrewsbury Abbey, Oxfam on High Street, Snapdragon in the indoor market and soon at St Mary's Church.

Visit the Fairtrade website here.

The Real Easter Egg company can be found here.